. >>> the legendary jazz musician, donald byrd has died. the detroit native played with coal train, lots of r & b, a lot of progressive music sampled many times in recent years. donald byrd was 80 years old. >>> a still photo of a little girl is getting a lot of attention on the web, deservedly so. her name is daniella, she is 3 years old, she saluted during the anthem at ft. drummond, new york, as her dad left for afghanistan on a nine-month deployment. >>> and attention parents, you don't see this every day. a very nice family from washington state went to pay their check at a restaurant and noticed a discount. look at them there. for well-behaved kids. right there on the receipt, as we all know, pulling that off in a fancy italian place with three young kids deserves a medal, if not a discount on the check. we are back in a moment with a final check on our top story. this big, bad blizzard in the east coast getting worse by the minute. >>> we are back. and let's get you updated on the progress of this snowstorm in the east. a genuine bli